Sebastian Payne

Sebastian Payne
Payne in 2013
Born	(1989-07-02) 2 July 1989 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England
Education	St Thomas More Catholic School Dame Allan's School
Alma mater	Durham University (BSc) City, University of London (MA)
Occupations	Journalist Columnist
Years active	2011–present
Employer	The Times
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Sophia Gaston (m. 2019, divorced) Hannah Galley (m. 2026)

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Sebastian Early Anthony Payne (born 2 July 1989) is a British journalist and former think tank director. He has formerly reported for The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, before joining the Financial Times in 2016, where he become the paper's Whitehall correspondent. In 2022, he left the paper to become director of the think tank Onward. He left the think tank and joined The Times as a writer and columnist at the end of 2024.